Avengers of the Reef
| Avengers of the Reef | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris McCullugh |
| Produced by | Noel Ferrier |
| Written by | Anne Brooksbank |
| Starring | Simon Drake |
| Music by | John Sangster |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Edited by | Tim Wellburn |
Production company |
Timon Productions |
| Distributed by | Roadshow |
Release dates | 21 October 1973 |
Running time | 84 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$100,000[1] |
| Box office | A$27,000 (Australia)[2] |
Avengers of the Reef is a 1973 Australian children's film.
Plot
Scientists Bill Stewart goes to Fiji with his son Tim to investigate the appearance of the Crown of Thorns starfish in the reefs off the island. It turns out a mining syndicate set up by Updike is deliberately seeding the reefs with the star fish to enable them to mine the reef area. Updike hires an assassin, Kemp, to kill Stewart. He fails but Tim thinks he has succeeded and runs away to an island village pursued by Kemp. Tim makes friends with a Fijian boy Sai and is eventually reunited with his father.
Cast
- Simon Drake as Tim Stewart
- Biu Rarawa as Sai
- Tim Elliot as Kemp
- Noel Ferrier as Updike
- Garry McDonald as Updike's aide
- Dibs Mather as Bill Stewart
- Lesie as Chieftain
- Judy Morris as airline hostess
- Jenny Lee
- Richard Lupino
- Bob Lee
- Eddie Osborne
Production
The film was jointly financed by actor-producer Noel Ferrier and the Australian Film Development Corporation. Shooting began in Fiji in September 1972 mainly on the island of Taveuni. Filming was delayed by several weeks due to a major cyclone hitting.[1]
Release
Anne Brooksbank won an Australian Writers Guild Award for her screenplay.[1]
External links
- Avengers of the Reef at the Internet Movie Database
- Avengers of the Reef at Oz Movies
References
- 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p273
- ↑ 'Australian Films At the Australian Box office' Film Victoria accessed 28 Sept 2012